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Related: About this forumTrump's LAST European Ally Calls Him a LIAR - Meloni: "Neither I Nor Italy EVER Beg" House of El
Giorgia Meloni was Trumps last major ally in Europe. Now she has publicly accused him of fabricating a story about her, and on the same day, Airbus confirmed that its A320 family has surpassed 20,000 cumulative orders, widening the gap with Boeing.
🇮🇹 Meloni called Trumps claims about her completely fabricated and said, Neither I nor Italy ever beg.
🇺🇸 Italys foreign minister cancelled a scheduled visit to Washington after the rupture.
✈️ Airbus has now surpassed 20,000 A320-family orders, while Boeings 737 remains behind despite launching decades earlier.
🇨🇳 Chinese airlines are shifting major orders toward Airbus, including Xiamen Airlines and China Southern.
🛩️ Italy had already cancelled Boeings KC-46 tanker order and moved toward Airbus.
📉 The same pattern is visible in diplomacy and industry: trust is being lost, contracts are moving, and Europe is building alternatives.
⚠️ The prediction: the Meloni-Trump rupture will not heal before the NATO summit, while Airbus continues to widen its lead over Boeing.
🇮🇹 Meloni called Trumps claims about her completely fabricated and said, Neither I nor Italy ever beg.
🇺🇸 Italys foreign minister cancelled a scheduled visit to Washington after the rupture.
✈️ Airbus has now surpassed 20,000 A320-family orders, while Boeings 737 remains behind despite launching decades earlier.
🇨🇳 Chinese airlines are shifting major orders toward Airbus, including Xiamen Airlines and China Southern.
🛩️ Italy had already cancelled Boeings KC-46 tanker order and moved toward Airbus.
📉 The same pattern is visible in diplomacy and industry: trust is being lost, contracts are moving, and Europe is building alternatives.
⚠️ The prediction: the Meloni-Trump rupture will not heal before the NATO summit, while Airbus continues to widen its lead over Boeing.
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Trump's LAST European Ally Calls Him a LIAR - Meloni: "Neither I Nor Italy EVER Beg" House of El (Original Post)
2naSalit
15 hrs ago
OP
Ever pour a little salt on a slug? I did as a kid and the slug shriveled and became immobile.
Deuxcents
14 hrs ago
#2
News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
LetMyPeopleVote
13 hrs ago
#3
wcmagumba
(6,897 posts)1. Trump is a liar and everyone knows it...he's disgusting...
Deuxcents
(28,138 posts)2. Ever pour a little salt on a slug? I did as a kid and the slug shriveled and became immobile.
This reminds me of Meloni poring salt on the slug who lies and then shrivels along with the contracts the slug boasted about. 🐌
LetMyPeopleVote
(183,665 posts)3. News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
— George Conway âï¸ðºð¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-06-20T12:46:10.950Z
"TRUMP IS AN ASSHOLE"
www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/esteri/...

sboatcar
(917 posts)4. It sure feels like the pace of his fuckups is accellerating
Can he hurry up and take a dirt nap, please?